Beer cooling equipment



May 30, 1950 P. J. FOLEY BEER COOLING EQUIPMENT Filed Sept. 11, 1946 INVENTOR. PA T/P/C/r F01 5y ATTOIEA/EY Patented May 30, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BEER COOLING EQUIPMENT Patrick J. Foley, Jersey City, N. J.

Application September 11, 1946, Serial No. 696,243

2 Claims. (Cl. 62-142) This invention relates to an improved system for cooling beer or other carbonated beverages, and one of its objects is to provide a metal cooling container and means for maintaining a jacket of ice around the container, so that the beer in flowing through the metal container will be effectively cooled, and the container may be easily and thoroughly cleaned to prevent fouling of the beer delivered by the system, and also to diminish the amount of tubing or piping used for conveying the beer or other beverage from the cellar to the saloon counter.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention comprises certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification, and fully illustrated in the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the system, showing the beer supply keg broken away to show the service pipe therewithin.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the upper cooling unit.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the practical embodiment of the invention, 5 designates a beer or beverage supply keg, which may be constructed of metal or wood, or other suitable material. The base of this keg is set in the ice holding chamber 6, which is amply supplied with lump ice.

A discharge pipe "I extends through the top end wall of the keg 5 and is equipped with a manual valve 8. Another or distributing pipe 9 is connected to the valve 8, and extends into the bottom end wall [0 of the upper container II, which may be in the form of a metal or other type of barrel, and which is provided with an open upper end.

Within the upper container II a metal container I2 is arranged, and its lower end is coupled to the upper end of the distributor pipe 9. The upper end of the container I2 is provided with a cleaning plug [3, which may be manually removed, so as to permit of the insertion of a suitable cleaning tool or brush in the metal container l2.

The metal container [2 is considerably smaller in diameter than the outer container II, but may have a shape corresponding to the usual bulge shape of a barrel. A discharge pipe I4 is connected to one side of the metal container I2 and extends through the wall of the container II, and its outer end is equipped with a manual cock IE, to permit of beer being served from a saloon counter.

The barrel or container Il may be mounted directly on the serving counter of a saloon, or directly behind it, and is provided with a drain IE to allow the accumulated ice water to discharge. The barrel or container Il may be mounted in any other suitable place, and a short run of pipe extended to the serving counter of the saloon.

Due to the fact that the upper end of the container II is normally open it is possible to inspect the contents of the ice holding chamber at all times, and the rate of melting of the ice may be regulated by covering or partly covering the upper end of the container or barrel H, with cover 4.

The distributor pipe which connects the cooling unit with the supply keg is shown to be vertical throughout its entire length, and this permits of the insertion of a cleaning wire or snake to thoroughly clean the wall of the distributor pipe and the wall of the metal container l2, without encountering any bends in the piping.

In this wall any deposits on the wall of the piping or metal cooling container may be completely removed, and the beer or other beverage delivered to the customer with minimum loss of flavor or tasting qualities.

Where long distances are presented between the supply keg and the upper cooling unit, the supply keg may be coupled to an air pressure system H which is a hand pump, so that the discharge flow of beer will be sufficient.

It is understood that various changes in the details of construction, their combination and arrangement, may be made in carrying out the invention, defined in the subject matter of the claims hereof.

Having described the invention, I claim as new and patentable:

1. A beer cooling apparatus comprising a beer supply keg, a distributor pipe connected with the beer supply keg and extending vertically therefrom, a cooling container connected to the opposite end of the distributor pipe, a discharge pipe extending from the side of the cooling container, said cooling container being high and narrow and having curved sides accessible at all elevations to a cleaning tool when extended into one end of the container, the opposite end of the container from which the distributor pipe is connected having an opening for receiving a cleaning plug, the opening being in vertical alignment with the distributor pipe so that a cleaning tool can be extended through the cooling container and through the distributor pipe, said side walls of the container tapering respectively toward the distributor pipe and the plug ends of 7 REFERENCES CITED the container.

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